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known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Sometime prior to 1839, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual [catalog number 97–606–418] 

were found near the bank of the 

Delaware River in New Jersey, about 

four miles above Burlington. According 

to historical, published information, the 

decedent had been buried in a seated 

position together with other individuals 

and associated objects. By 1839, Dr. 

Edward Swain (d. 1839) had transferred 

the human remains to Dr. Morton, who 

accessioned them into his collection. 

The human remains belong to a female 

about 50 years of age. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Sometime prior to 1852, human 

remains representing, at minimum, two 

individuals [catalog numbers 97–606– 

205 and 97–606–206] were removed 

from an unidentified street in 

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, 

by Dr. George P. Olivier [b. 1824–d. 

1884]. The human remains were 

transferred to the Academy of Natural 

Sciences of Philadelphia (today the 

Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel 

University) on November 9, 1852, where 

they were added to Dr. Samuel G. 

Morton’s collection. The human 

remains belong to female between 25 

and 35 years of age and female about 50 

years of age. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1853, Dr. Morton’s collection, 

including the human remains of the 

seven above listed individuals, was 

purchased from his estate and formally 

presented to the Academy of Natural 

Sciences of Philadelphia. 

Sometime prior to 1857, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 

three individuals [catalog numbers 97– 

606–115, 97–606–118, and 97–606– 

1265] were removed from unknown 

locations by unidentified individuals. 

The human remains belong to a female 

individual between 25 and 30 years of 

age, a female individual about 50 years 

of age, and a female individual between 

40 and 50 years of age. By 1857, the 

human remains had been transferred to 

the Academy of Natural Sciences and 

added to the Morton collection. 

In 1966, the Morton collection, 

including the human remains of all ten 

above listed individuals, was loaned to 

the University of Pennsylvania Museum 

of Archaeology and Anthropology. In 

1997, it was formally gifted to the 

University of Pennsylvania. 

The human remains have been 

identified as Native American based on 

specific cultural and geographic 

attributions contained in the museum’s 

records. Collector records, museum 

documentation, and published sources 

(Morton 1839, 1840, 1844, 1849; Meigs 

1857) all identify the human remains as 

Lenape or Delaware. The Lenape 

(Delaware) are represented by The 

Tribes. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of Pennsylvania Museum of 

Archaeology and Anthropology 

Officials of the University of 

Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 

and Anthropology have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 10 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and The Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Dr. Christopher 

Woods, Williams Director, University of 

Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 

and Anthropology, 3260 South Street, 

Philadelphia, PA 19104–6324, 

telephone (215) 898–4050, email 

director@pennmuseum.org, by August 

23, 2021. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to The Tribes may 

proceed. 

The University of Pennsylvania 

Museum of Archaeology and 

Anthropology is responsible for 

notifying The Tribes that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: July 14, 2021. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15564 Filed 7–21–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032326; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: University of Denver Museum of 

Anthropology, Denver, CO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of Denver 

Museum of Anthropology, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, has determined that the 

cultural items listed in this notice meet 

the definition of unassociated funerary 

objects. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request to the 

University of Denver Museum of 

Anthropology. If no additional 

claimants come forward, transfer of 

control of the cultural items to the lineal 

descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native 

Hawaiian organizations stated in this 

notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

the University of Denver Museum of 

Anthropology at the address in this 

notice by August 23, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anne Amati, University of Denver 

Museum of Anthropology, 2000 E 

Asbury Avenue, Sturm Hall 146, 

Denver, CO 80208, telephone (303) 871– 

2687, email anne.amati@du.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural 

items under the control of the 

University of Denver Museum of 

Anthropology, Denver, CO, that meet 

the definition of unassociated funerary 

objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American cultural items. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

At an unknown date, one cultural 

item was removed from an unknown 

site in Arizona. At an unknown date, 

the item came into the possession of the 

Fred Harvey Company, a Native 

American art collector and dealer 

headquartered in Santa Fe, NM. At an 


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unknown date, the item was transferred 

to Kohlberg’s Antique Store in Denver, 

Colorado, where, at an unknown date, 

the item was purchased by Fallis F. 

Rees. In 1967, Mr. Rees donated the 

item to the University of Denver 

Museum of Anthropology. The one 

unassociated funerary object is a 

cremation bowl cap (DU# 3886) 

identified as belonging to the Gila Plain 

pottery style. Gila Plain pottery was 

produced between A.D. 200 to 1450, 

which encompasses the Hohokam 

sequence. Museum records indicate the 

object was from a cremation. 

At an unknown date, one cultural 

item was removed from an unknown 

site near Gila Bend in Maricopa County, 

AZ. At an unknown date, the item came 

into the possession of Fallis Reese who, 

in 1967, donated the item to the 

University of Denver Museum of 

Anthropology. The one unassociated 

funerary object is an effigy paint mortar 

(DU# 3990) identified as belonging to 

the Santa Cruz style. Santa Cruz pottery 

was produced between A.D. 800–900, 

which encompasses the Hohokam 

sequence. Museum records indicate the 

object was removed from a cremation. 

At an unknown date, one cultural 

item was removed from ‘‘Middle Verde’’ 

in Arizona. Based on archival research, 

museum, staff believes that ‘‘Middle 

Verde’’ could refer to the Verde River, 

which runs through Yavapai and 

Maricopa Counties. The river is divided 

into three designated areas—the upper, 

middle, and lower. At an unknown date, 

the item came into the possession of 

Omar Turney, a Phoenix archeologist 

and engineer who studied prehistoric 

irrigation canals in the Salt River Valley 

and in 1901, wrote the report ‘‘Water 

Supply and Irrigation on the Verde 

River and Tributaries.’’ At an unknown 

date, Turney transferred the item to 

Fallis Reese who, in 1967, donated the 

item to the University of Denver 

Museum of Anthropology. The one 

unassociated funerary object is a blade 

(DU# 3910). During recent excavations 

at sites along the Middle Gila Valley, a 

similar blade form has been found 

placed over the face in Hohokam 

burials. 

At an unknown date, one cultural 

item was removed from Snaketown in 

Pinal County, AZ. At an unknown date, 

the item came into the possession of 

Fallis Reese who, in 1967, donated the 

item to the University of Denver 

Museum of Anthropology. The one 

unassociated funerary object is a shell 

bracelet fragment (DU# misc. coll. 18– 

RE49–3). The item is burnt, signifying it 

is from a cremation context. Shell 

bracelets are consistent with the 

Hohokam cultural group. 

At an unknown date, one cultural 

item was removed from Pinal County, 

AZ, by E.B. Renaud, during an 

archeological expedition sponsored by 

the University of Denver. The one 

unassociated funerary object is a lot of 

ceramic sherds (DU# AZ37). The sherds 

are consistent with the material type 

and manufacture techniques of the 

Hohokam cultural group. 

At unknown dates, two cultural items 

were removed from unknown sites 

either near the Gila River or in the Gila 

Valley, in southwestern Arizona. At 

unknown dates, the items came into the 

possession of Fallis Reese who, in 1967, 

donated them to the University of 

Denver Museum of Anthropology. The 

two unassociated funerary objects are 

two shells (DU# 3931c&d). The items 

are burnt, signifying they are from a 

cremation context. Shells are consistent 

with the Hohokam cultural group. 

At unknown dates, two cultural items 

were removed from unknown sites. On 

March 26, 1972, the items were 

included in a box of objects 

anonymously left at the door of the 

University of Denver Anthropology 

Laboratory. The objects were later 

accessioned into the University of 

Denver Museum collection. The two 

unassociated funerary objects are shell 

bracelets (DU# 5740a–b). Shell bracelets 

of this type have been found in 

Hohokam burials of infants, children, 

and adults. 

The Gila River Indian Community of 

the Gila River Indian Reservation, 

Arizona, and the Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community of the Salt 

River Reservation, Arizona, have 

requested the repatriation of the cultural 

items described above as follows: The 

Gila River Indian Community of the Gila 

River Indian Reservation, Arizona, has 

requested DU#s 3886, 3990, 3931c–d, 

misc. coll. 18–RE49–3, and misc. coll. 

AZ37; and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona, has requested 

DU#s 3910 and 5740a–b. 

Determinations Bade by the University 

of Denver Museum of Anthropology 

Officials of the University of Denver 

Museum of Anthropology have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the nine cultural items described above 

are reasonably believed to have been 

placed with or near individual human 

remains at the time of death or later as 

part of the death rite or ceremony and 

are believed, by a preponderance of the 

evidence, to have been removed from a 

specific burial site of a Native American 

individual. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the unassociated funerary 

objects and the Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River 

Reservation, Arizona and the Salt River 

Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of 

the Salt River Reservation, Arizona 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Anne Amati, University of Denver 

Museum of Anthropology, 2000 E 

Asbury Avenue, Sturm Hall 146, 

Denver, CO 80208, telephone (303) 871– 

2687, email anne.amati@du.edu, by 

August 23, 2021. After that date, if no 

additional claimants have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

unassociated funerary objects The 

Tribes may proceed. 

The University of Denver Museum of 

Anthropology is responsible for 

notifying The Tribes that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: July 14, 2021. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15570 Filed 7–21–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032325; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: University of Denver Museum of 

Anthropology, Denver, CO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of Denver 

Museum of Anthropology, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, has determined that the 

cultural item listed in this notice meets 

the definition of an object of cultural 

patrimony. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim this cultural item should submit 

a written request to the University of 

Denver Museum of Anthropology. If no 

additional claimants come forward, 

transfer of control of the cultural item to 

the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or 


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